Overview
- The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has scheduled 24‑hour Underground walkouts from midnight to 11:59pm on Tuesday June 2 and Thursday June 4, and union meetings this week could still change that plan.
- TfL has offered a voluntary four‑day working week with no pay cut for drivers and says no one would be forced to switch, an offer already accepted by ASLEF but rejected by the RMT as a “fake” deal.
- The RMT says the proposed pattern compresses working time into longer shifts, risks greater fatigue and may include short‑notice rosters, and it has pressed TfL for clearer safeguards on shift length and safety.
- TfL plans for major line closures if the strikes proceed, warning of no service on the Piccadilly and Circle lines and likely suspensions on parts of the Metropolitan and Central lines while Elizabeth line, Overground and DLR continue to run.
- The walkouts add to bus strikes affecting east and central routes and follow April action that still ran more than half of services, leaving commuters to face crowded alternatives, knock‑on morning disruption and wider economic effects if talks fail.